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Letter, from Thomas Glanville Taylor to Sir John Herschel, dated at [Madras]

Reference number: HS/17/335

Date: 27 October 1837

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Observing 2000 stars in a check of Giuseppe Piazzi's catalogue.

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HS/17/335
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27 October 1837
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Glanville Taylor

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Thomas Glanville Taylor, Thomas Glanville Taylor, Letter, from Thomas Glanville Taylor to Sir John Herschel, dated at [Madras], 27 October 1837, HS/17/335, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_335/letter-from-thomas-glanville-taylor-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-madras, accessed on 05 March 2026

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